Social Work Today

29/10/2024

Being informed by a social work regulator that they are investigating your ‘fitness to practice’ (FtP) can be one of the most traumatic workplace events for a practising social worker. Learn about UK regulators, their approaches to FtP cases, and ask your own questions about workplace issues anonymously to a panel of Advice & Representation Trade Union Officers in our free webinar on November 18th: https://swu-union.org.uk/2024/10/talk-to-swu-18-november-2024

All social workers and social work students & apprentices in the UK are invited to attend this event, regardless of membership.

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01/10/2024

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🌟 Take a look at our event programme for The Social Work Show! 📖 🌟

Start planning your day at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel on 7 October and dive into all we have to offer including:

👀 Our extensive list of exhibitors
🎤 40+ inspiring conference seminar and workshop sessions
📝 Free CPD
🎬 Social Work Cinema
📍 Get to know your way around the venue at Hilton Manchester Deansgate

🎟️ Haven't registered yet? It's FREE - don't miss out! https://www.compassjobsfair.com/Events/The-Social-Work-Show/Book-Tickets

Download the event programme here 🔗
https://www.compassjobsfair.com/docs///TheSocialWorkShowEventProgramme2024.pdf

Compass Jobs Fair Tameside Council Liverpool City Council Stoke-on-Trent City Council BookTrust University of Bolton Bolton Council St Helens Borough Council The British Association of Social Workers Social Workers Union NSPCC Rochdale Borough Council

11/09/2024

New research from University of Cambridge and National Children's Bureau shows children with social work involvement are more likely to be rejected by CAMHS.

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New research from Cambridge University and the National Children’s Bureau finds that children in most need of specialist mental health support often turned away because their situation is too unstable.

10/09/2024

💬 Following recent media coverage of high-profile people being reported to social services, Ruth Stark, Independent Social Worker and former Global President of the International Federation of Social Workers, discusses the ethical issues behind the cases.

Read here 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/privacy-in-family-life-and-what-goes-on-behind-closed-doors

IFSW International Federation of Social Workers

Following recent media coverage of high-profile people being reported to social services, Ruth Stark, Independent Social Worker and former Global President of the International Federation of Social Workers, discusses the ethical issues behind the cases.

09/09/2024

📢 Study finds Roma families and children’s services have ‘damaged relationship’.

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As the numbers of Roma children in the care system continues to rise, a new report finds complexities in relationship between communities and authorities.

09/09/2024

📈 New data shows 18,000 children in care being sent to live away from their communities.

Find out more 🔗 https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/News/growing-numbers-of-children-in-care-moved-far-away-due-to-shortage-of-suitable-local-homes Become

New data shows 18,000 children in care being sent to live away from their communities.

09/09/2024

🚨 Join the Border Force Team as a Social Worker 🚨

Border Force are looking to hire two dedicated Social Workers in Dover to support the Illegal Migration Intake Unit.

You'll be safeguarding and protecting unaccompanied migrant children detected near the port and in the surrounding areas of Kent, ensuring they are processed swiftly and placed into safe, appropriate care.

Interested? Apply here ➡️ https://www.socialworktoday.co.uk/jobs-board/border-force-%E2%80%93-illegal-migration-intake-unit-%E2%80%93-social-worker/fa1bd811-ad18-4e7a-aeef-1b04ed54c250

⏰ Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 12th September 2024

Border Force is hiring two Social Workers to join the team in Dover. These roles sit within the Illegal Migration Intake Unit.

06/09/2024

🚨 Safeguarding specialist says children being failed by the current strip search system.

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Independent reviewer and child safeguarding specialist, Donna Ohdedar, says more needs to be done to ensure the safety of all children who are being strip searched by police, recommending a legal requirement that an appropriate adult is present.